Peters sees the innovative ‘Neeraj Chopra Classic’ competition in India playing a diplomatic role reminiscent of the “Ping Pong Diplomacy” of the 1970s that saw the US table tennis team visit China at a time…
It’s heading to 12 noon on a warm Friday and outside Botswana’s affluent Avani Gaborone Resort and Casino, an all-electric Mercedes Benz EQE 350 has attracted the attention of resident athletes and hotel staff. This…
Botswana’s Olympic star opens up on troubled childhood as he is named World Athletics Kids’ Athletics programme ambassador By ELIAS MAKORI Botswana’s Olympic 200 metres champion Letsile Tobogo has opened up on his early childhood,…
With launch of Michael Johnson’s innovative ‘Grand Slam Track’, 2025 track and field season promises to be most exciting By Elias Makori The conclusion of the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold Series in Madrid…
Organising Committee President President Mamadou Ndiaye says Senegal ready to welcome world for Games to be held across three host sites in Dakar, Diamniadio and Saly By Elias Makori Hosts of the 2026 Dakar Youth…
In this fourth and final installment of our interview with Kirsty Coventry, the new IOC President opens up about family life, juggling between raising young children and the heavy task at the IOC. She commits…
IOC President-elect touches on importance of infrastructure development, how Olympic Solidarity Programme catapulted her to Olympic glory, her leadership philosophy and why she loves challenges… By Elias Makori in Costa Navarino, Greece Elected the first…
Part Two With Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa having appointed country’s military boss to replace newly-elected International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry as Sports Minister, Coventry reflects on highlights of her seven years in the Harare…
In Part One of this ground-breaking, four-part, one-one-one interview series, Zimbabwean legend opens up on family, motherhood, youth, political journey and new status after being elected as the new President of the International Olympic Committee…
By Elias Makori in Costa Navarino, Greece “Mummy, you won!” Kirsty Coventry’s six-year-old daughter celebrated her mother’s sensational hat-trick as the youngest, the first woman and first African President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), elected at the Greek resort…
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